Dimensions
159 x 235 x 23mm
A Blind Man's Journey to Climb Further than the Eye Can See.
Doctors told Erik Weihenmayer that he was destined to lose his sight by the age of thirteen. Yet from early on he was determined to rise above this disability. In 'Touch The Top Of The World', Erik recalls his struggle to push past the limits placed on him by his visual impairment - and by a seeing a world. He speaks movingly of the role his family played in his battle to break through the barriers of blindness; the mother who prayed for the miracle that would restore her son's sight, the father who encouraged him to strive for the "unreachable" mountaintop.
Fewer than a hundred mountaineers have climbed all Seven Summits - the highest peak on each of the seven continents. Erik Weihenmayer has reached four of the seven. His story is truly one of having the vision to dream big, the courage to reach for near impossible goal, and the grit, determination and ingenuity to transform our lives into something miraculous.
